“They Did Nothing For Nine Days”: Obama Finally Plans To Visit Louisiana Coast After Oil Spill
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President Obama plans to visit the catastrophe zone off Lousiana’s coast within the next 48 hours as SecDef Gates mobilizes the Lousiana National Guard and WH convenes a principal-level homeland security response meeting. Republicans begin to question speed of Obama’s response. Hannity: “They did nothing for nine days.” … Why is this oil spill unlike other oil spills? Ecologist Willy Bramis notes that there’s no ship hull here to limit the amount of oil that’s spilled… the oil is just seeping into the water from its natural source. Bramis calls it the ecological catastrophe of our generation. … Chances Obama misses tomorrow’s White House Correspondent’s Association dinner? Even senior administration officials don’t know just yet. VP Biden is already booked for a dinner in Arizona (!) and the President’s schedule is open on Sunday. …. BP is under major investigative scrutiny already as Congress readies hearings.


